Sale: CNG 79, Lot: 744. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 17 September 2008.  Sold For $420. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Balbinus. AD 238. BI Tetradrachm (12.61 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (AD 238). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Zeus enthroned left, holding phiale and scepter; to left, eagle at feet; date in upper left field. Köln 2613; Emmett 3379. VF, attractive brown patina.